SuperFOIL Announce Two New Products, SF19BB & SF19+.

SF19BB is SuperFOIL’s first fully BREATHABLE INSULATION. It is a high performance and very competitive BREATHABLE INSULATION its new construction and design outperform other manufacturers with its excellent R value of R 2.45 for a wall and R2.16 for a roof. Breathable Insulations save on time and materials by providing both the secondary rain barrier breathable membrane and insulation at the same time, this can reduce installation time and save on extra battens. Benefiting from advanced sonic construction techniques and advanced lamination developments and nano technology. SF19BB is creating better options for solutions as low as U0.10. SF19BB comes in new convenient rolls that are 1.5m wide by 10m long, of 15 square meters. Rolls are available from stock with special new product incentives and offers.

Also new in 2015 is SF19+, an advanced version of SuperFOIL’s favourite reflective insulation SF19. This is the ”BLACK EDITION” more power , more performance. SF19+ benefits from improved performance from advanced production techniques as developed for our other new products. Benefiting from advanced sonic construction techniques and advanced lamination developments with nano technology. BLACK EDITION SF19+ provides R values of R2.97 for walls and R2.49 for Roofs. Creating better options for solutions as low as U0.10. The insulation comes in new convenient rolls that are 1.5m wide by 10m long, of 15 square meters. With special new product incentives and offers.

SuperFOIL & Polyethylene DPC

We were recently asked how SFUF stacked up against a typical Polyethylene DPC. The first difference is that SFUF is a reflective insulation while DPC is not; it’s a damp proof membrane.

SFUF contains layers of high performance laminated foil materials. In particular SFUF includes two layers of SFTV, SuperFOILs high performance fully woven foil material which is both waterproof, water vapour (VCL) and CE certified.

Our technicians compared performance testing to EN standards for both products and found that the materials in SFUF are as waterproof as any typical PE DPM. Right-click and “save as” here for a comparison of performance standards (spreadsheet in .xls format).

SFTV is W1 waterproof (which is the high standard of waterproofing). A 1200 gauge PE DPS is also W1 waterproof. You may see products that are labelled waterproof, but if they are not labelled W1 then they may be W2 or even W3 a lower performance. A W2 or W3 labelled product may only be considered shower proof or waterproof when protected (e.g. like a material that can be used only in the cavity of a cavity wall).

W1 is the standard needed for use on a roof as it will withstand driving rain, if a material is not stated as being able to be used on roofs it may be W2 or W3.

What about water vapour permeability?

The laminated fully woven aluminium foils that make up SFTV are also impermeable to water vapour, Polyethylene DPCs are not. PE is basically similar to material as a regular sandwich or freezer bag, just much thicker in a DPC.

PE does not create a barrier like a layer of aluminium metal can and with PE osmosis will occur. Where there is water pressure differential water will “pass” which is why DPCs are only used to tackle capillary action damp and they are not used where there is standing water.

SFTV is a fully woven construction, it’s much stronger than Polyethylene and does not stretch like a PE material. SFUF has the benefit that it has not 1 but 2 layers of SFTV and there are protective layers of foam and secondary thinner foil layers that provide additional performance protection. The SFTV material in SFUF has comparable performance to typical 1200 gauge PE DPMs

SFTV has passed the same European Standard as a DPC; EN1928 (the standard of waterproof performance) and is W1 waterproof. In EN standard testing SFTV is superior in strength and vapour control.

We hope this little article helps you appreciate how SFUF makes your important construction projects better.

It’s Nice To Be Appreciated

We like to ensure that users receive good service with their SuperFOIL needs and praise couldn’t be higher than this recent glowing tribute to the staff at SCP Building Supplies who have a prominent SuperFOIL display and an excellent depth of product knowledge.

Customer:

"Brilliant - all good, order placed for 8 rolls of SF60 and sundry bits this am from local distributor, SCP Building Supplies. Excellent distributors btw, knowledgeable and efficient staff."

SF40 The Versatile Insulation

Paul wanted a good level of insulation in the new extension to his home that he is self building. He is installing underfloor heating, and it’s a difficult combination of new and old. Part of it will be the original house and part of it the new extension. Therefore he wanted to be sure he had a high level of insulation under his underfloor heating pipes and it had to be flexible and easy to adapt.

He also wanted to make most of reflecting the underfloor radiant heat upwards into the home, the radiant barrier that SF40 provides and the air tightness are additional benefits.

The solution; Paul fitted SF40 over his joists, with the Underfloor heating pipe over the SF40. Then he fitted battens to lay the floor on. Now he has a well insulated floor that is air tight and has a radiant barrier. The flexibility of the material made it easy to install and minimised any waste.

SuperFOIL The Master Class.

Timber frame Experts Westructure in Devon, acknowledged through the UK for their stunning custom homes which have appeared on Chanel 4′s Grand Design TV show, conducted a masterclass for their extensive team of expert timber framers. The masterclass covered all aspects of fitting SuperFOIL into a timber frame, including walls and roofs.

The masterclass legacy is a permanent display to show their custom home clients the many advantages of SuperFOIL.

Greetings from Zagreb

One enthusiastic SuperFOIL customer in Zagreb Croatia sent this photo of his SuperFOIL SF19 install. Our experience is Eastern European countries are keen to take advantage technical advancements. This application was SF19, but the worlds highest performance multifoil insulation SF60 and our double performance SF40 are very popular in the east of Europe.

While regulations in Zagreb don’t require the standards that are the norm in the UK people are keen to leap frog from old technology to new technology to get the benefits that technology brings:

April 2014 Building Regulations Part L for Insulation

The regulations have increased building insulation requirements as high as U 0.13SuperFOIL have already had solutions for U values down to as low as U 0.11. We have a wide range of solutions to satisfy the new standards.

The target levels for different elements within a building can be seen below:

Element

2006 Regs

2010 Regs

2014 Regs

Roof

0.20

0.18

0.13

Wall

0.30

0.28

0.18

Floor

0.25

0.22

0.13

SuperFOIL U-Value Solutions

We have a number of solutions to meet or exceed the new building regulations in roofs, floors and walls. For more information please call us on 01636 639900 or email william@superfoil.co.uk.

SFips are SuperFOIL strong

One of the UKs leading Timber frame manufacturers put SuperFOIL‘s SFips to the test this week, with the Timber Frame Factory Director personally jumping up on onto the SFips panel to test it with his own weight to see how strong it really was. There is nothing like getting to grips personally with a product and SuperFOIL passed the test with flying colours.

All SuperFOIL insulation uses a fully woven outer composite foil material, it’s leading the industry in performance, designed to be strong enough for safety during on site installation and for off site factory installation prior to site delivery. SuperFOIL is strong enough to handle all the usual construction conditions. To find out more about SFips get in touch: sales@superfoil.co.uk

LABC Registered Detail 2014

LABC registered detail certification has been confirmed for 2014. SuperFOIL appreciates the confidence of the LABC in confirming LABC Registered Detail for SuperFOIL in 2014.

SuperFOIL believe greatly in the benefit of LABC registration which we have supported since its inception.

In a globally changing world where even within Europe there are a variety of progressions of standards, LABC have sought to find a route that has the best of all worlds for the UK consumers. LABC approval is seen as a badge of product quality in the UK and far and wide in Europe.

Lofts – Cash Converters

With Loft converters worried about the rising cost of foam board and the new building regulations. SuperFOIL were asked by one of the countries leading Loft Converters to work out savings using SuperFOIL solutions.

On a comparison of materials SuperFOIL is the most competitive every time. For the new building regulations those savings increase by up to 200%. When you also include the savings from less waste, speed of install, savings on manpower, reduced storage and transport and not forgetting the airtightness, vapour barrier and radiant barrier you can see why modern SuperFOIL solutions are better and more economical than traditional foam board solutions.

SFips Timber Frame Panel Production

Our camera caught the action during production of the first SFips panels at a leading timber frame supplier. SFips are the insulation industries latest development to meet the new 2014 regulations coming in this month.

SFips, is short for Superfoil Insulated Panel System, SFips meet the new 2014 thermal performance standards by factory fitting 1 single layer of the worlds highest performance multifoil insulation.

The benefit of SFips timber frame panels are that the construction is factory controlled, giving a high precision, high performance timber frame that can be significantly slimmer than the majority of glass wool or foam board panels.

Walls thickness has grown a lot as thermal performance regulations have become tougher, with walls often in excess of 350mm thick. Thinner walls give home owners more floor space for the same price, or allow better development of a site as less site area has to devoted to the walls. In a tight site with multiple dwellings the wall savings can even result in space for extra rooms or even an entire dwelling.

SFips are economical on materials as well as manpower, with less timber, less waste, less cutting and less storage. SFips factory based production is not affected by the weather. Factory made SFips guarantee efficiency in every aspect.

SFips Timber frame panels are transported to site already insulated, as well as water and air tight complete with a radiant barrier, reducing construction time even further. SFips provide a ready made service cavity and all services are contained with in the warm envelope which not only protects them from the cold but ensure there are no penetrations that can affect air tightness and reduce thermal performance.

Cold weather, is it a sticky issue for you?

Superfoil has both standard tape and a high performance cold weather tape, using tape on insulation reduces the passage of air and improves efficiency. It’s always recommended that you “seal” when insulating to reduce or eliminate any passage of air.

Superfoil cold weather tape is a higher performance tape and makes the task easy and efficient. A customer called Vincent had the following to say:

This tape is infinitely better than the previous foil. Sticks just as well, but is much easier to apply and use. Many thanks

Barn Conversion: SF40 Leads The Way!

Ensuring a good performance on a barn conversion is a detail that needs a lot of attention. Barn converter Andrew saw the benefits of SF40, including the flexibility, high performance and easy to achieve air tightness, without the drawbacks of thermal bridging when using board between timbers (even in an existing building that can have its own peculiarities of construction).

SF40in 2 layers provides solutions to around the U0.13 level of efficiency.

SFips A Shining Example Of High Tech Insulation

Using SFips this super insulated building boasts performance exceeding current and even new building regulations due in April. To find out how SFips (the Superfoil Insulated Panel System) using SF60, the worlds highest performance multifoil insulation, can meet your needs contact us at terry.williams@superfoil.co.uk.

SFips Tastic!

Using panels made of SFips, the high performance multifoil panels made with Superfoil SF60, the only panel that can meet the upcoming new 2014 regs in a single layer of multifoil, this “tool shed” would be at home in the Arctic never mind the EU… It’s the highest insulation performance tool shed we know of. Is this the worlds most insulated tool shed?

Bosch, Professional Tools & SuperFOIL Insulation

The Bosch GUS 10,8 V-LI Cordless Universal Shears

A professional cutting tool increases efficiency, the Bosch GUS 10,8V cordless cutting tool makes short work of cutting All SuperFOIL insulation products to size. Here you can see it making short work of cutting the 100mm thick SF60!

Available direct from SuperFOIL and at all good tool shops, eBay & Amazon.

Prague gets a SuperFOIL Spring

SuperFOIL has the benefit of being tested to International Standards that are recognised worldwide. Now through the focused work of our Eastern European distributor Globtrade LjubIjana with local resellers and the Czech Authorities we are able to add Czech Building Standards approval to our list of approvals making it easy for builders and architects to use and specify SuperFOIL.

Scotland Proactive Performance with SF40

SuperFOIL were asked to find a thermally efficient and space economical solution for cold walls in a typical Scottish building. The solution was SF40, this gives a high performance simple single layer solution, improving the thermal insulation of a wall to a performance higher than current regulation requirements.

Aberdeenshire Council Infrastructure Services approved SF40 and the design detail solution “we accept SuperFOIL insulation for use within the wall construction”. Byron Lawson business development at SuperFOIL who liaised with Aberdeenshire Council said “Aberdeenshire have approved the use of SF40″ he went on to say, “SF40 gives a cost effective solution in a single layer that exceeds the current building regulation requirements, its perfect for high performance in new build or retrofit and its performance exceeds other manufacturers products”.

SuperFOIL Solutions for the 2014 Scottish Building Regulations

Making efforts to innovate and drive standards forward The Scottish Government are improving building regulations to support “A low carbon building standards strategy for Scotland”. The table below indicates what you will need to achieve for Scottish Building Regulations for Dwellings.

New Regulations Standards and Target Emission Rates (TER):

Main Space Heating System Fuel

Element or System

U-Value

Walls

U = 0.17

Floors

U = 0.15

Roofs

U = 0.11

Highlighted above are the U-Values planned for Roofs, Walls and Floors. Below we have listed a selection of the many solutions we have available for Roofs.

Roof Solutions

In preparation for the new Scottish building regulations SuperFOIL have prepared multiple solutions to meet your needs.

Easy Timber Frame Wall Solution

These timber frame sections (click for full size) show solutions for a typical modern brick clad timber frame house, using SuperFOIL and or combinations of SuperFOIL, Foam board and old fashioned Mineral Wool.

There are solutions to meet the new England building regulation targets of U 0.18 and we have included 0.16 to exceed the new Scottish regs).

The simplest solution uses just one layer of SF60 on its own, that’s an achievement only SuperFOIL can provide, no other insulation manufacturer can match this.